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Klart for sesongens siste hjemmekamp. Mot et Brighton som kjemper om E-cupspill neste sesong. De har 3-1-1 siste fem (vi har 3-2-0) i serien, men de er uten seier i sine to siste bortkamper.

Egentlig er eg ganske optimist før kamp, men vi er kanskje litt på felgen mht tilgjengelige spillere. Er vel ikke pressekonferanse før fredag men Gudmundssons uttalelser mht  VM-troppen tyder vel ikke på at han blir klar. Kanskje Okafor? Og hva med Struijk, må han kaste inn håndkleet? Seks dager å komme seg på siden mandag da han slet med noe mot slutten... Vi fikk vel ingen tidslinje mht Bogle heller...

Anyways, vi ligger på fjortende men kan fort havne på 17. om vi ikke henter poeng i de to siste. Samtidig er det fem lag foran oss som kan hentes om vi tar seks og de har 'avsluttet sesongen'. Vi henter jo ikke alle men noen kan det være mulig å hente om vi avslutter sterkt. Men altså, i teorien kan vi havne på alt fra 9.-17. slik tabellen er.

Vurderte også Gruev der. Men det er en spiller som (inntil de siste mnd) har nytt stor tillit hos Farke. Er en ryddegutt som har fått overraskende mye spilletid i Premier League.

For Gruev er det sikkert litt 50/50 om han drar videre. Kommer det et bud som gir god butikk, tipper jeg han selges. Han er 26 år og bør nærme seg toppnivået han har inne, og han har ikke akkurat dominert i Premier League.

Men han er god nok (og billig nok?) til å være en squad player. Jeg ser ikke noen grunner til å ta et stort økonomisk tap for å kvitte seg med ham, med mindre vi kommer over et kjempekjøp i Ampadu/Stach-klassen og trenger å frigjøre plass.

Skal vi også erstatte spillere som Gruev i sommer tenker eg vi må ha 3-4 nye i første-ellever pluss tre-fire i tillegg fra selve troppen. Altså 6-8 nye - noe som begynner å ligne på en totalrenovering igjen.

Og da tar vi bort den i troppen som oftest har stilt opp på lokale oppdrag (sykehusbesøk m.m.).

Jeg ønsker forsterkninger, ikke total utskiftning av troppen...

    

...eg ser på uten lyd - men har nå lest meg til hva tumultene tidlig i 2.omg handlet om:
Luke Ayling has reported discriminatory language made by Southampton's Harwood-Bellis to the referee during tonight's play off semi final.

Harwood-Bellis has allegedly mocked Ayling's stammer during a confrontation tonight.

Ayling was never one to shy away from post match interviews during his time at Leeds, and has publicly done a lot to end the stigma surrounding speech impediments.

We're all behind you, Bill.
MOT
https://x.com/BielsaLUFC/status/2054299330472030718?s=20

Unge managere i kveld i playoffen - 33 år og 38 år.

Og etter fire minutter går 'boro i ledelsen.

Hadde egentlig vært artig med Yorkshire vs Yorkshire i playoff-finalen.
Syns hverken Hull eller Middlesbrough truer Leeds' Yorkshire-hegemoni akkurat...

Bill vs Joffy med Wembleyduell også

"Good football team you know"

"I  feel like I'm watching a premier league team"

Leeds haven't been in this position since the early 2000s.

Nothing is guaranteed in football but with the structure the club now has, the only way is up from here.

#lufc
https://x.com/LufcApl/status/2054136431186935818?s=20

"I love them, I love watching them."

Jermain Defoe and @Carra23 discuss the culture Daniel Farke has built inside the Leeds dressing room 👏

Jeg tenker at det må en grundig opprydding til i spillerstallen - vi trenger mer kvalitet inn i spillergruppa, og noen må ta farvel dessverre.

Et flott innlegg. Egentlig enig i alt.
(og så siterer eg det lille eg er uenig i/vil påpeke   )

For vi trenger ikke en grundig opprydding. Team Spiriten, det å backe hverandre, er en av styrkene i denne gjengen. Og eg tror det har skaffet oss en del poeng denne sesongen. Den må vi prøve å beholde.

Samtidig, javisst er det behov for 'oppgradering' i spillerstallen, i de fleste posisjoner. Og bedring i bredden også.

Så alt i alt er vi kanskje ganske enig i antallet, men vi bruker ulike ord.

Jeg vil heller at vi bruker pengene på færre spillere, så kan vi gå en hylle høyere i de vi bringer inn.

Eg tenker at så lenge Farke er fornøyd med Darlow (og det tror jeg han er) trenger vi ikke bruke penger i den posisjonen pr nå. Perri er da et godt cover, og har større potensial bare han får det ut.

Stppoere. Vi beholder de vi har. På backene må Gudmundson utfordres på den ene siden og Byram erstattes. På midten trenger vi nok mer kreativitet. På vingene... skal vi bruke vinger mon tro??? Og på topp kan vi ikke stole på at de skadeutsatte spissene vi har forblir uskadde. Men der viste vi jo vilje til å hente allerede i januarvinduet så der vil jo noe skje.

Denne feiringen viser jo Team Spirit  de Luxe!

DCL's celebration last night was in recognition of injured Noah Okafor.

After DCL's goal, Okafor posted a video of the celebration on Instagram with the caption "kept your word"

Team spirit💪🏻
https://x.com/BielsaLUFC/status/2054109006730285399?s=20

🚨‼️Frame-by-frame analysis of Calvert-Lewin's potential offside prior to Leeds' possible penalty.

⚠️In the frame chosen by VAR, he is marginally offside, but there is no evidence that the ball has been played yet.

❌In the next frame, he is ONSIDE.
https://x.com/FutOffsides/status/2053963507968717251?s=20

Det kan virke noe tilfeldig når bilder fryses og offsider bestemmes ja...

🚨🎙�| Joe Cole on the Spurs vs Leeds United game and how Leeds got absolutely robbed to help Spurs escape relegation:

🗣� "Listen, I'm trying to understand how football fans are supposed to trust this anymore because what we saw in that Spurs vs Leeds game was absolute theatre. You freeze the live image and Dominic Calvert-Lewin is CLEARLY onside. You can literally see daylight between him and the last defender. Then suddenly VAR pulls out this cartoon animation with lines drawn from places nobody can even explain properly and now he's magically offside? Come on.

And the worst part is what happened after it. If DCL is onside and from the real broadcast angle he absolutely looks onside, then the entire phase continues and you're talking about a blatant penalty on him by Destiny Udogie in the box. Udogie doesn't get the ball, clips the man, stops him getting through, and somehow VAR completely wipes the whole thing away because of an offside call that looks manufactured from a computer model instead of reality.

This is the problem with modern officiating. The live image says one thing, the '3D model' says another, and conveniently the decision ends up favouring Tottenham in a relegation battle. That's what's going to infuriate people. Because if this happens to Leeds or Everton, everyone says 'unlucky'. But when it's Spurs needing points to survive, suddenly we get forensic geometry and invisible body parts deciding football matches.

People keep saying 'trust the process', what process? Fans are watching a real image with their own eyes and then being told to ignore it because a cartoon graphic generated five seconds later says otherwise. Football's becoming less about the game and more about who can manipulate freeze frames best.

If that's given at the other end against Leeds, I guarantee nobody overturns it. No chance. That's why supporters feel like the game is being controlled instead of officiated. Spurs got away with one massively today, and Leeds fans have every right to feel robbed."
https://x.com/Vfynn_/status/2053947998980178177?s=20

...og den albuen her

https://x.com/WHUFC_News/status/2053933906731163897?s=20

Disse to bildene er da fra to helt forskjellige øyeblikk. Sjekk DCLs venstrefot...


https://x.com/PerrySve/status/2053949775809057117?s=20

West Ham i harnisk -naturlig nok
Udogie's foot clearly ahead of any body part of DCL.....

We are witnessing the most obvious corruption you'll ever see in recent weeks 😬

https://x.com/WHUFC_News/status/2053927213737639947?s=20

14.plass nå kontra nr 16 ved tap.

Det er bare å stå på videre, Leeds.

Men vi må ha nye krefter fra start i neste. For mange som sleit i dag...

Ønsker Longstaff inn, Gnonto også. Mange med skavanker hos oss. Trengs Lienou - det blir nok Bornauw i så fall... Nmecha kommer nok også inn.

...ikke det at eg tror Lienou kommer innpå, men tipper det er flere her inne som trenger litt info om ham:
Jayden Lienou is an 18-year-old left back, who joined #LUFC from Manchester City's academy last July.

Originally a product of Everton's youth setup, the Wigan-born Lienou won the u18 Premier League North with City and has also represented Wales at every youth level from u15s-u19s.

Lienou is technically talented and has pace in attack, but is also strong defensively at youth level.

He has made 19 appearances for Leeds' u21s this season recording 1 assist.
https://x.com/theadelites/status/2053903741674565687?s=20

Aaronson starter?

Brenden Aaronson has played more games in London without winning any of them than any other player in Leeds United's history - played 17, won 0, drawn 5, lost 12. Time to change that tonight! #lufc
https://x.com/JRCooper26/status/2053895393029599295?s=20

Når ble Jayden Bogle skadet? Han spilte 94 minutter mot Burnley.

Må jo være på trening - kanskje etter presseren, kanskje ikke?
Hamstring issues for Bogle and Buonanotte
(Smyth)

Kunne gjerne sett Lienou få noen minutter i andre omgang.
Ser jo svært spennende ut på aldersbestemte.

Eg har sansen for både Lienou og Chadwick men verdensstjerner blir de neppe...

[I will often have a drive out visiting nice places like the Yorkshire Dales. It's proper England up here! I really enjoy it.]

...se forrige post.

I intervjuet her med FourFourTwo kommer Jaka Bijol igjen inn på Yorkshire Dales.


I will often have a drive out visiting nice places like the Yorkshire Dales. It's proper England up here! I really enjoy it.



'I watched a lot of Marcelo Bielsa at Leeds and love visiting the Yorkshire Dales - I want to keep making memories here' Leeds United centre-back Jaka Bijol reflects on successful debut Premier League campaign

Leeds United head to Tottenham Hotspur tonight safe from relegation and having lost just five of their last 27 games in all competitions

A key figure in Leeds' rise has been Slovenia international defender Jaka Bijol, who tells FourFourTwo about acclimatising to the Premier League and life in Yorkshire.

The towering centre-back was a marquee signing for the Whites last summer and has operated alongside two fellow centre-halves throughout the second half of the season.

Manager Daniel Farke switched to a back three, or back five depending on the situation, which has seen the side move clear of relegation trouble.

FFT: Jaka, you signed for Leeds in the summer in a £15million move from Udinese, which followed time playing in Slovenia, Russia and on loan in Germany. How have you found English football?
JB: All those previous experiences helped me to grow as a player and prepared to come to the Premier League.

At Udinese, for example, I had a brief stint playing under Fabio Cannavaro two seasons ago.

That was probably the hardest season I've had as we were struggling throughout the year and I had my only big injury so I was out for a few months.

I returned and Cannavaro came in to oversee a five-game unbeaten run at the end of the season – we avoided relegation on the final day.


He was obviously a great player – a former Italy captain and amazing defender – and we still speak now sometimes.

He's now in charge of Uzbekistan and I wish him all the best for the World Cup this summer.

Throughout all my experiences, I also developed as a person and I didn't take it for granted that everything was going to go smoothly straight away in England.

Growing up, I loved watching Lionel Messi in that great Barcelona side but I always followed English football very closely and watched a lot of Premier League and Champions League games.

It was a huge challenge coming here, and I had to be prepared for that and ready to take my chance when it came. You need these challenges in your life and your career in order to grow and get better and better.

I've managed to do that season upon season since I started playing professionally and I want to do it in the coming seasons as well. Yes, I've been really pleased with this season so far but I want to make next year even better.


Daniel Farke changed formation at half-time during the defeat at Manchester City on November 29, bringing you on and switching to a back three. How transformational has that been for the team and you personally?
For sure the switch helped us make big progress in our game. We just felt better in some moments and it gave us more confidence in ourselves.

It helped us a lot in our next games and, when your confidence is up, the performances and results follow.

Everything gets better and when your results improve, it gives you momentum.

So yes, it was an important moment in our season and I'm really happy how it has worked out.

You grew up in Vuzenica in your northern Slovenia, a picturesque town on the banks of the Drava River. What was that like and how does Yorkshire compare?
Vuzenica is a very nice part of the world and I really enjoy going back when I can.

There are ski resorts and things like that, but Slovenia is such a small country that everything is quite close by.

I had a really nice upbringing and my family gave me opportunities to try and do things I wanted to do, so I was fortunate in that respect.

I get a bit emotional thinking about my childhood because I have so many nice memories, but I'm loving life here in Leeds now.

I will often have a drive out visiting nice places like the Yorkshire Dales. It's proper England up here! I really enjoy it.
Leeds have made history this season, winning a league game at Manchester United for the first time since 1981 and reaching their first FA Cup semi-final in 39 years. How did you enjoy marking your Slovenia team-mate Benjamin Sesko in the recent win at Old Trafford?
Ben and I are close and speak quite a lot, so I try to help him and we have met up since both coming to England.

It was a special feeling to come up against him twice this season in the Premier League because we've played together so many times for Slovenia.

It's difficult playing against Ben because he's a terrific player with so much potential but we did really well against him.

There was the 1-1 draw at Elland Road in January and then beating Man United 2-1 at Old Trafford last month meant a lot to our fans because of the rivalry.

It was also huge for our league position and gave us even more belief that we were here to stay in the Premier League.

I hope to have another great battle with Ben next season and I'm certainly feeling more confident with the more games that I play.

With Slovenia we didn't reach the World Cup and it wasn't the best qualifying campaign; it wasn't the worst either.

Of course everyone wants to play at a World Cup but for a country such as Slovenia to make it there is not easy.

All the national teams have quality players nowadays and the next goal for Slovenia is to qualify for the European Championship in the UK and Ireland. That's my big goal.



Daniel Farke has described you as an "unbelievable character and player with the potential to one day captain Leeds United." How does that make you feel?
I don't think that [captaincy] is an important part for me because we have so many great leaders already, so it's not my goal.

Of course you want to help the team, but I just need to keep being myself and giving as much as I can to the group.

When I came here, you could see the togetherness in the squad and as a new signing I thought 'What can I do to help it grow even more and make us even better?'

I think with the new guys that came in last summer, we have adapted really well and helped the club to enjoy a very good season.

I just want to do more and more and be here always. I want to keep winning with this team because we have so many good players and personalities.

We all get along and you can see that on the pitch, giving 100% every time.

That's why we're getting the results we are and if anything we should have a few more points.

Now that Leeds are safe, what do you see as the potential of this club?
It's huge, especially with the job that the manager is doing.

I knew Leeds had a big history and a worldwide fanbase and I watched a lot of games under Marcelo Bielsa when the club had a lot of success.

We have stayed up and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup this season.

Maybe we can be disappointed we didn't show our best at Wembley against Chelsea but it was still a great experience for the players and fans.

As a club we can grow a lot and just need the hunger to do it.

Crucially, I think everyone at the club has that same desire to keep progressing.

The vision from the ownership encourages, I hope that we can keep taking steps forward in the coming years.

In football there will always be a bad couple of games, but we have to stick together with our fans and keep going.

We've done this all season, especially when the results weren't going our way earlier in the campaign, and that helped get us through.

I meet Leeds fans all the time and always enjoy chatting to them because they have been fantastic with me.

I want to keep making more memories and put this team in the history books as well.

https://www.fourfourtwo.com/person/player/leeds-united-jaka-bijol-slovenia-marcelo-bielsa-daniel-farke

Spent på hva som skjer om Struijk ikke rekker kampen i kveld.

De fleste tolker denne fra Struijk at han er klar

3-0 til oss i kveld kan gjøre innspurten jevn gett.

Here's a mad stat.

If we win 3-0 tonight, we'll be on the same points (46), same goal difference (-2), same goals for (50) and same goals against (52) as Newcastle.

#LUFC
https://x.com/LewisDeighton17/status/2053792687694692472?s=20

Etter overtidstapet mot Newcastle tidlig i januar er vi ubeseiret i ligaen borte, 1-5-0. Så uavgjort i kveld igjen er vel ikke noe dårlig tips.

[Inside Leeds' Premier League survival: Sticking with Farke, Calvert-Lewin gamble, Ampadu's role]

'Gave'fra The Athletic/Beren - den er free to read.

Anbefales. Beren er god.

Leeds United are now safe — but it didn't always look so rosy for Daniel Farke.

@BerenCross
 tells the inside story of their survival.

■ How close Farke exit came
■ The Calvert-Lewin 'gamble'
■ Ampadu call for sharing bonuses
■ Straight talkers in squad

Free to read 🎁

https://bit.ly/4wnMRnE

Dommeren hadde knapt blåst for sluttsignalet i London før Beren Cross sendte denne til publisering:
Inside Leeds' Premier League survival: Sticking with Farke, Calvert-Lewin gamble, Ampadu's role



https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7267843/2026/05/10/leeds-premier-league-survival-farke/?00

Får håpe at vi får på plass det meste før fotball VM, da VM nå varer i 6 uker grunnet at så og si alle lag skal med (11. juni 2026 – søn. 19. juli 2026). Skal begynne å forhandle kontrakter etter VM + få spillerne inn troppen så blir det veldig kort tid til sesong start.
Personlig synes jeg at det det per nå er alt for mange lag med i VM og at man skal holde på i 6 uker er jo galskap, når skal de beste spillerne få restituert?

Da må vi dessverre helle kaldt vann i blodet her. Farke har allerede sagt (på en presser) at pga VM tror han det meste vil skje seint i vinduet - og at dette gjelder alle lag.
...det hindrer jo ikke at man gjør klart alt forarbeidet i forkant, avtaler med agenter osv...

Ligaen kommende sesong består altså av 16 av de samme motstanderne som denne sesongen.
- minus Burnley (kort tur til bortekamp) og Wolves (ikke veldig lang reise)
- minus ett Londonlag (WHU eller Tottenham)

I stedet får vi
- Coventry (omtrent som Wolves) og Ipswich (omtrent det dobbelte)
- og ett ubekreftet lag. To av de aktulle er fra utkanter av Yorkshire, vi har den laaange reisen til Southampton eller et nytt Londonlag).

To av de fire eventuelle forsvinner ut av bildet i kveld og i morgen. Eg tipper Hull og Southampton - men begge første oppgjør endte uavgjort..

Nå koser jeg meg med opprykksfinalen i National League mellom Rochdale og York. 

1 pl  York  108 poeng  +73 målforskjell (!)
2 pl Rochdale 106 poeng +47

1-0 fem minutter på overtid! Litt av noen scener i Rochdale tenker jeg 

auren

York har vært klart best. To ganger alene med keeper uten å klare å avgjøre. Så scorer Rochdale på overtid, publikum stormer banen og kampen stopper selvfølgelig opp.

Etter at alle har kommet seg tilbake på plass og kampen starter igjen, utligner York til 1-1. Dette er klubbens 16 (!) overtidsmål på de 46 kampene denne sesongen. Flott kamp og meget bra stemning, slik det ofte er på lavere nivå.

Meget fortjent opprykk for York (som snublet på målstreken mot Oldham forrige sesong).

Endte bra for Rochdale også til slutt

Rochdale got 106 points and lost out on the final day to a last minute goal.
Today they were losing 2-1 and equalised in the last minute!!

They have just won on penalties and got promoted to the football league!!
What a ridiculous ride they've had 🤣
https://x.com/nocontextfm1/status/2053519014165418223?s=20

Siste målet
https://x.com/DAZN_NationalLg/status/2053519382387573243?s=20

[Inside Leeds' Premier League survival: Sticking with Farke, Calvert-Lewin gamble, Ampadu's role]

Dommeren hadde knapt blåst for sluttsignalet i London før Beren Cross sendte denne til publisering:
Inside Leeds' Premier League survival: Sticking with Farke, Calvert-Lewin gamble, Ampadu's role



https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7267843/2026/05/10/leeds-premier-league-survival-farke/?00

[Eight seasons as a newly promoted top-flight club, zero relegations for Leeds - now an all-time record. We are staying up! #lufc]

Vi har faktisk ALDRI rykket ned som nyopprykket lag til toppdivisjonen!

Eight seasons as a newly promoted top-flight club, zero relegations for Leeds - now an all-time record. We are staying up! #lufc

https://x.com/JRCooper26/status/2053529302130422202?s=20